Chapter 48 Yao Tian
A crowd of people threw Yao Tian into Luo Xuanyi's alchemy room. They felt that there was no spiritual energy in the room at all. They were afraid that she had already prepared to bring people to refine medicine. They felt the hairs on their bodies stand on end and dared not smile anymore. They just peeled the paper off Yao Tian and left in a hurry.
After Yao Tian and the others left, he immediately turned over and sat cross-legged to recover his spiritual power. Although he was still afraid of the toxins in his body, he gritted his teeth and circulated a small circulation in front of Luo Xuanyi, as if he was not afraid that the toxins might flow through his body with the circulation of his breath.
Luo Xuanyi couldn't help but laugh at him feigning composure despite his apparent fear. But she was even more concerned about the unexpected surprise her plan had brought. Wanwusheng, worthy of being the foremost of all poisons, could grow within the body simply by gently caressing the skin with spiritual energy.
Besides making it easy to trick people, Luo Xuanyi also discovered she could control the onset of poison in others. While her perception diminished with distance, she was still more than a dozen steps away, making it sufficient for assassinations. Even if Yao Tian's experiment failed, it would establish her authority. The drug they thought they'd tested had already been completed, but Yao Tian, believing he'd escaped unharmed, actually developed a liking for Luo Xuanyi. It was a win-win situation.
Now that the experiment was complete, Luo Xuanyi deliberately took a few steps closer to Yao Tian. When they were only one step away, she reached into her storage bag and pulled out an empty porcelain bottle, pointing it at Yao Tian. Yao Tian felt the nameless poison within him permeate his flesh and spiritual energy, transforming into an invisible stream of air flowing into the porcelain bottle. This kind of defenseless poison was unprecedented in Yao Tian's experience. He resisted the urge to dodge, silently remembering not to get closer than three steps to Luo Xuanyi.
Luo Xuanyi immediately sealed the bottle and tucked it away into her sleeve. This was, of course, a trick; the spiritual energy she had collected within the bottle was simply the spiritual energy within Yao Tian, which she had deliberately channeled. Yao Tian, seeking to detoxify her, was completely defenseless, and Luo Xuanyi only needed to channel it. The poison within Yao Tian's body had long since been silently broken down by her into countless strands of spiritual energy with varying medicinal properties, which had merged with him, circulating with his breath and settling within his internal organs.
Yao Tian carefully circulated the qi several times to confirm that there was no abnormality left in his body. Finally, a genuine smile appeared on his face. He clasped his fists towards Luo Xuanyi and took the opportunity to cling to her, saying, "Thank you, Junior Sister. If you need anything, please feel free to ask me for help."
He couldn't fit in with Qi Mingzhe and Lu Kewei's group, and after this incident, they didn't dare trust him anymore. Luo Xuanyi, while skilled in poisoning, was, after all, a herbalist, and her cultivation was weak. She was deliberately cooperating this time, surely hoping to win him over to her service. Rather than her bringing it up, it would be better for him to take the initiative.
Unexpectedly, Yao Tian was so understanding. Luo Xuanyi didn't point it out, but tacitly agreed and asked, "Who is the red-robed disciple among the group of people behind you today?"
Yao Tian answered without hesitation, "His name is Qi Mingzhe, and he is one of Elder Wen's only two direct disciples. The red-robed one is an ancient relic gifted by Elder Wen. It contains six layers of precious armor. If you break each layer, you will suffer a backlash, which can be serious or even fatal. If the armor is not broken, even if you chop off his head, it will not kill him."
Such a treasure protecting him clearly shows how honored he is. However, Luo Xuanyi still had doubts: "Since it is so grand, why do you seem to be deliberately promoting and ostracizing him?"
"This is..." Yao Tian was surprised by Luo Xuanyi's eyes and spoke with doubly respectful voice. "Inner sect disciples are rare. Junior sister, you may not know this as you are a disciple of Venerable Hua Shen. The rewards of one disciple are much greater than those of a hundred ordinary inner sect disciples combined. Every one of them means that resources are even tighter."
"That must be done by a leader. Who is the leader among these people?"
"It's Lu Kewei, the short man closest to the Qiming people."
The internal strife within the inner sect certainly had nothing to do with Danxin Pavilion, but Luo Xuanyi could easily understand that the Danxin Pavilion was in a state of disarray because Taoist Hua Shen only had two medicine boys, so she and Su Yang could freely take whatever they wanted, even allowing them to learn all of Hua Shen's secret manuals and techniques. If there were other disciples, they would surely take some of their possessions, and fighting or even killing each other for this was an option.
Secretly memorizing Lu Kewei's name, Luo Xuanyi quickly returned to her original question: "Have the inner disciples received any information about this sect mission?"
Yao Tian shook his head, but his eyes grew serious. "This mission was too hasty, and we're all confused. We've forced disciples to explore ruins before, but this time there are indeed many doubts."
"Tell me everything."
"Every time we explore a ruin, we have to conduct a thorough investigation first. The investigators are usually disciples of the Guizang Temple who have cultivated special physical skills, and they conduct very detailed investigations. The intelligence usually records what mechanisms, doors, or strange beasts are on each floor. However, this time, it was only conveyed verbally, and the content is vague."
"Isn't it because of the ban?"
Yao Tian sneered, "Junior Sister, look at the 10,000 pigs and sheep on the spirit ship outside. No matter how powerful the restriction is, it can't be broken with the blood and souls of these people. Besides, only a few dozen people are needed for the exploration. It's obvious that the ruins are powerful this time. Perhaps after losing several teams, the elders have grown impatient and are simply asking us to pay with our lives. No matter how respected we are, we are just the leaders of a group of pigs and sheep. We can die if we want to."
Luo Xuanyi fell silent after hearing this. Perhaps it was because she had been on the sparsely populated Ruoyu Peak for too long and hadn't worked her way up from the bottom like Yao Tian, so she still couldn't accept her fate. Yao Tian glanced at her and continued.
"In addition, I have some other information to confirm it."
"There's a good friend of mine in Guizang Temple. A while ago, I couldn't contact him even by voice transmission. I've asked around, but his whereabouts are unknown. If he defected, a new team would be dispatched. He could only be dead. But apart from this relic, there haven't been any major missions requiring me to leave the sect recently."
In reality, this assessment was flawed. The person Yao Tian was referring to was his enemy, the disciple who had killed for fun on the spirit ship that had been brought to Zang Yaozong. Yao Tian was a rare family member who enjoyed a harmonious relationship with his siblings. He especially loved his youngest sister, yet she was brutally murdered by this man. Seeking an opportunity to hunt down his enemy, he sacrificed half his lifespan to plant a similar Gu within his enemy's body, allowing him to locate him at any time as long as he remained alive.
Ever since the enemy's last departure, the Tongsheng Gu had suddenly lost its senses and was now located in Jingyunpo. Yao Tian had been on high alert for a long time, but he hadn't informed Qi Mingzhe and the others. Now, to gain Luo Xuanyi's trust, he concealed his doubts and expressed them.
Although this statement has many omissions, it is still a warning. Luo Xuanyi thought of something: "How are the people for the living sacrifice selected?"
This question is simple: "The progress of secret technique cultivation is very fast. Generally, disciples who have not reached the great perfection of the foundation-building stage in twenty years will be put on the list for reserve. Those who have not made any progress in cultivation in five years will also be kept on record."
Thinking this way, Ren Xiaqi was likely among them. The poison in his body had been accumulating for a long time, and it was inexplicably unable to make any progress. Luo Xuanyi immediately asked, "Can the spirit ships visit each other?"
"Junior sister, are you looking for someone?" Yao Tian immediately realized, "That's easy. Every person on every spirit ship is registered. We just need to open the list and check. I'll go right away. Who are you looking for?"
Luo Xuanyi slowly uttered three words: "Ren Xiaqi."
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